Women disguised as men went to the battlefield and the emperor bowed down in submission.

As night fell, Lin Ruoshui arrived as promised, and Jiang Jiaheng, standing on the city tower, gestured for her to enter.

Lin Ruoshui led his troops into the barracks, where Jiang Jiaheng and his confidants came down from the city wall to greet them.

After the two groups joined forces, Jiang Jiaheng said, "Commander Ying, we meet again."

Lin Ruoshui glanced at the handsome and extraordinary Jiang Jiaheng and said, "Yes, goodbye, we're family now."

The two had barely exchanged a few pleasantries when the gate slammed shut, killing three soldiers of the World's Number One Army.

The soldiers who had not yet entered the city realized there was a trap and hurriedly notified Guo Bohan, who was waiting outside the city gate.

Guo Bohan gave the order: "Fire red signal flares and pry open the gate."

The soldiers began their operation as ordered.

When Baili Heng saw the red signal flare, he knew that Lin Ruoshui had fallen for the trap.

As planned, he led 500,000 men to attack the east gate.

The East Gate was built in the same way as the South Gate, making it impregnable and easy to defend.

Baili Heng couldn't help but sigh that Longquan Kingdom's emphasis on military development far surpassed that of the former Lanling Kingdom.

Baili Heng waved his hand to launch the attack, and five Lü Gong chariots were pushed onto the battlefield.

Seeing the slow speed of Lü Gong's carriage, Baili Heng was extremely anxious and vowed to improve the cumbersome carriage when he returned.

The five Lü Gong chariots attacked only the city wall, not the city gate; their goal was to scale the wall and seize the high ground.

The upper level of Lü Gongche housed special forces soldiers, while the lower level contained explosives.

Sun Pengyu, a sharpshooter from the special forces, stands on Lu Gongche, with soldiers in front of him using shields for cover.

He bent down, lit a large explosive charge, and threw it forcefully. The explosive charge landed accurately on the horse-face of the city wall.

The defensive positions of the city's defenders were directly destroyed.

Under the onslaught of explosives from the special forces, the defending soldiers were terrified and their legs went weak.

Baili Heng saw smoke billowing from the city walls and cries of agony everywhere.

He and Meng Tuofei boarded Lü Gongche, mobilized their internal energy, and leaped onto the city wall.

The generals followed suit, learning from Baili Heng's method to leap onto the city wall.

Blood flowed like a river on the city wall. As soon as someone fell, another soldier rushed up the wall.

The special forces soldiers switched to grenades and accurately blasted them at the general commanding from the city wall.

With a single swing of his longsword, Baili Heng killed the row of archers in front of him instantly. Lü Gongche slowly approached the city wall and finally pressed himself against it.

The brave and skilled soldiers leaped onto the city walls and engaged the defending soldiers in battle.

The war drums thundered, and the battle flags fluttered in the wind.

The air on the city walls was thick with the smell of gunpowder and blood. The soldiers fought bravely, their bodies flying everywhere.

Lin Ruoshui and Jiang Jiaheng were besieged in the barracks.

Lin Ruoshui said to Jiang Jiaheng, "It seems that the Emperor has never trusted you and has already planted spies around you."

Jiang Jiaheng said, "I never expected that I would fall for that old scoundrel's trick."

At this moment, the area around the fortified city was densely packed with ambushes. There were two layers of crossbowmen, two layers of archers, and one layer of armored soldiers.

Just as tensions were rising, Lin Ruoshui smelled a foul odor and asked Xiu Yi beside her, "What's that smell?"

Xiu Yi, who was already a germaphobe, naturally knew what that smelled like. His stomach began to churn and his palms started to sweat.

Jiang Jiaheng interjected, "Golden juice!"

Lin Ruoshui asked, "It's not the sewage I'm thinking of, is it?"

Jiang Jiaheng said, "Yes, this is our usual method of defending the city."

The molten gold is heated, and the arrowheads are dipped in it before being fired. The wounds of soldiers hit by the arrows will fester and become inflamed, and in severe cases, they can even lead to a plague.

When there are many besieging soldiers, they can also pour boiling molten gold down on the walls.

Before Jiang Jiaheng could finish speaking, Lin Ruoshui gagged. She said in a hoarse voice, "This is an ancient biological weapon. You'd be disgusted to death if you weren't burned to death."

Lin Ruoshui tugged at Xiuyi, who then took out a handkerchief and wrapped it around Lin Ruoshui's nose.

The rebel generals on the city wall did not rush to fire their arrows; they were waiting for the molten gold to boil.

Lin Ruoshui was also waiting for the broth to boil.

As the heat rose, a foul stench permeated the entire barbican.

Lin Ruoshui ordered, "Soldiers, fry up all the pots of broth!"

At the same time, the rebel general also ordered his troops to fire arrows.

Arrows rained down, and grenades filled the sky.

The soldiers below the city were well-trained and remained calm, quickly forming a fish-scale formation with their shields.

The rain of arrows, carrying a distinct odor, did not harm those below the city walls, but the power of the grenades was something the soldiers on the walls had not anticipated.

The grenade that landed precisely in the broth pot exploded, and the soldiers on the city wall died in an indescribably gruesome manner.

The arrow rain only occurred once; after the soldiers below the city dodged it, they began frantically hurling bombs upwards.

Lin Ruoshui hid under the fish-scale formation, vomiting incessantly. When she could vomit nothing more, she began to vomit bile.

As she vomited until she felt dizzy, she noticed that someone nearby was vomiting even more severely than her; after vomiting bile, he had started vomiting blood.

Lin Ruoshui glanced at Xiu Yi, who was protecting him from behind. Xiu Yi was clearly suppressing his nausea and observing the surrounding situation.

Lin Ruoshui thought to herself, "If we don't break through the city gate soon, she might become the first person in history to die from the stench."

Lin Ruoshui patted Bear Dad on the back and made a gesture to him.

Following Lin Ruoshui's instructions, Papa Bear went inside the outer city gate.

Outside the city, a hundred or so soldiers were shouting slogans and trying to pry open the gate.

Papa Bear stretched out two fingers and lifted them upwards, and the heavy gate slowly rose.

The soldiers outside the city looked at Papa Bear, who was holding up the gate, with eyes of worship as if he were a god.

Papa Bear struck a cool pose.

Guo Bohan ordered people to bring in huge stones to support the sluice gate.

They and Papa Bear arrived at the inner city gate again, and following the same procedure, the inner city gate opened.

At this time, the inner city was also a scene of carnage and bloodshed.

Because of the ambush today, a large number of soldiers have gathered at the south gate, leaving the east gate very poorly defended.

After a bloody battle, Baili Heng finally captured the East Gate.

He led his men to the south gate at breakneck speed, where they encountered the enemy's main force, making a fierce battle inevitable.

Swords and swords flashed, flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Baili Heng charged ahead, and the soldiers' morale was unstoppable.

Under Baili Heng's leadership, the number one army in the world poured out their sweat and blood.

As the inner city gate slowly rose, the world's number one army from the barbican rushed into the city.

Under the combined attack of the two armies, the morale of the defending soldiers was completely crushed, and they suffered repeated defeats.

Seeing the inner city gate open, Xiu Yi picked up Lin Ruoshui and flew away.

Xiuyi carried her around searching for hot springs.

Finally, they found a hot spring in a mountain stream within the city.

Without saying much, the two took deep breaths and took off their clothes, then quickly plunged into the hot spring.

As Lin Ruoshui washed herself, she said, "Ah, I'm finally alive again."

Xiuyi flew out of the water and vomited some distance away.

Soon after, Xiuyi returned to the hot spring water with misty eyes.

Lin Ruoshui said, "Xiuyi, following me has caused you suffering."

Xiu Yi hugged Lin Ruoshui tightly, feeling distressed, without saying a word.

The two snuggled together for a long time before Lin Ruoshui fell into a deep sleep.

Xiu Yi placed her by the hot spring water, washed her clothes which weren't dirty, and dried them using his internal energy.

Then he went into the mountains to hunt rabbit meat, intending to prepare it for Lin Ruoshui to eat after she woke up.

Lin Ruoshui was half asleep when she felt someone approaching. She thought it was Xiu Yi who had woken up and was bothering her.

A faint sound reached Xiu Yi's ears, and he twitched his ears, grabbing the rabbit in his hand and hurrying back.

Lin Ruoshui felt exhausted and fell into a deep sleep again by the water.

When Xiuyi returned, she found Lin Ruoshui still asleep in the hot spring, except that there was a puddle of water beside the hot spring.

Xiu Yi took out a small gas canister from her pocket to start a fire, cleaned the rabbit meat, and waited for Lin Ruoshui to wake up while roasting it.

Lin Ruoshui slept for two hours. Xiuyi carried her out of the hot spring, dressed her in dry clothes, woke her up, and told her to eat something before going back to sleep.

Lin Ruoshui woke up and said in a charming voice, "Xiuyi, the rabbit meat today is really delicious. Your cooking skills have improved again!"

Xiu Yi looked at Lin Ruoshui, who was enjoying her meal, with a doting gaze.

After the two finished eating, Xiuyi took out a small comb to comb her hair and tidy her clothes before returning to the city.

Baili Heng had already cleaned up the mess and moved into the city lord's mansion.

Lin Ruoshui arrived at the city lord's mansion. She felt extremely tired today. She returned to the bedroom arranged by Baili Heng and fell asleep immediately.

Xiu Yi frowned as he looked at Lin Ruoshui. He took her hand and took her pulse.

Lin Ruoshui had a dream in which she was intimately entwined with Xiuyi in a hot spring.

When she turned around, she found that Xiuyi had become a stranger.

She was suddenly awakened by a nightmare, her heart pounding wildly as if it were about to jump out of her chest.

Xiu Yi slowly woke up and patted her back, saying, "You had a nightmare, didn't you? It's okay, dreams are all fake."

Lin Ruoshui was relieved to see Xiu Yi lying beside her.

Lin Ruoshui felt extremely uncomfortable, her clothes soaked with cold sweat.

She told Xiuyi to continue sleeping, and then went to the bathroom to take a shower and come back.

Hot water was quickly brought over, and Lin Ruoshui undressed and entered the wooden tub.

She always felt that dream was strange and terrifying, and she dared not think about it too much.

She soaked in the water, comfortably closing her beautiful eyes.

A gust of wind swept by, and Lin Ruoshui fell into a deep sleep again, followed by ripples in the water inside the bucket.

Xiu Yi waited for a long time but Lin Ruoshui still hadn't returned, so he got up, dressed, and went to the washroom.

He discovered that Lin Ruoshui was sleeping in the wooden tub again.

Xiu Yi called out to Lin Ruoshui, but she was still fast asleep.

Xiuyi tried to release her pressure points to stop her from falling asleep, but she still didn't wake up.

He carried Lin Ruoshui back to her room, covered her with a blanket, and waited for her to wake up.

Lin Ruoshui woke up in the evening.

Xiu Yi sat on the bed meditating and regulating her breathing when she sensed Lin Ruoshui waking up.

He lay down, put his arm around Lin Ruoshui's waist, and asked, "Why were you sleeping so soundly today?"

Lin Ruoshui said, "I don't know either, I just feel very tired. I don't know if I'm sick?"

I had a nightmare last night, it was so terrifying…

Xiu Yi felt that Lin Ruoshui was behaving strangely and there must be something wrong.

He said, "I just took your pulse, and you don't have a cold or any other illness."

Just as he was about to continue asking questions, Aiguo announced that Baili Heng had come to visit.

Xiuyi said, "Yingying, why don't you not go over there? Why don't you get some more sleep?"

Lin Ruoshui said, "No need, I feel like I slept too much today."